Sharing Teaching Ideas: A New Approach to Decimal Division; Approximating Logarithms Intuitively; Writing Equations Containing Radicals.

May, Beverly A.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981-Apr

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Sharing Teaching Ideas: A New Approach to Decimal Division; Approximating Logarithms Intuitively; Writing Equations Containing Radicals.

May, Beverly A.; And Others

Mathematics Teacher, v74 n4 p273-78 Apr 1981

Teaching ideas related to the instruction of decimal division as the opposite of multiplication, an approach to approximating logarithms that help reveal their properties, and the simple creation of algebraic equations with radical expressions for use as exercises and test questions are presented. (MP)

Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Decimal Fractions, Instructional Materials, Lesson Plans, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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